商品描述
This open access book explores the transformative advancements in soft robotics, emphasizing the latest research in materials, control, and design with a focus on practical applications. From photomechanical materials and the usage of morphological computation for the design of robotic hands to deep-sea soft robots, the projects showcase novel designs that break from conventional robotics. By leveraging lightweight, safe materials, and innovative methodologies, this book highlights both the advantages and challenges of soft robotics. It also provides a forward-looking perspective on how interdisciplinary collaboration, intelligent materials, and AI are shaping the future of this dynamic field.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本開放存取的書籍探討了軟體機器人領域的變革性進展，強調在材料、控制和設計方面的最新研究，並著重於實際應用。從光機械材料和形態計算在機器手設計中的應用，到深海軟體機器人，這些專案展示了突破傳統機器人的新穎設計。藉由利用輕量、安全的材料和創新的方法論，本書突顯了軟體機器人的優勢與挑戰。它還提供了一個前瞻性的視角，探討跨學科合作、智能材料和人工智慧如何塑造這個動態領域的未來。
作者簡介
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz earned her Ph.D. from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at TU Braunschweig with a dissertation focused on "Pseudo-elastic Shape Memory Alloy Flexure Hinges in Parallel Robots." Since 2013, she has been the head of the Institute of Assembly Technology and Robotics at Leibniz University Hannover, where she has continued her work on compliant mechanisms, as well as exploring topics such as human-robot cooperation, robot-assisted handling, control systems, and precision assembly. She is the spokesperson for the DFG Priority Program "Soft Material Robotic Systems" (SPP 2100) and served as a co-editor of the book "Soft Robotics: From Theory to Application," underscoring her expertise in the field. Prof. Dr. Tobias Kraus was trained as a chemical engineer and materials scientist at TU Munich, MIT, and the University of Neuchâtel. He obtained his PhD at ETH Zurich and IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory. His interests span physical chemistry, surface science, and their applications in the rational design of materials. In his research, Tobias curtails interactions between colloidal particles and molecules. This leads to predictable, hierarchical assemblies and, finally, structured interfaces and materials. Tobias has been head of the Program Division "Structure Formation" of INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials since 2014 and full professor for colloid and interface chemistry at Saarland University since 2016. Prof. Dr. Gianluca Rizzello was born in Taranto, Italy, in 1987. He received his Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technologies in 2016 from the Scuola Interpolitecnica di Dottorato, a joint program between Polytechnic Universities of Torino, Bari, and Milano, Italy. After his doctoral studies, he joined Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany, first with the role of postdoc and Group Leader Smart Material Modeling and Control (2016-2019), and subsequently as Assistant Professor (2020--2025). He is currently a Full Professor at Saarland University, where he leads the Soft Robotic Systems and Control Lab. His research interests include modeling, control, and self-sensing of soft robotic and mechatronic systems based on functional material transducers. Jan Peters received the B.Sc. degree in 2017 and the M.Sc. degree in 2020 from Leibniz University Hannover, Germany. He worked as a research fellow at University College London (UK) from 2019 to 2020 and was a visiting researcher at Harvard University (USA) in 2022. He is currently a research assistant at the Institute of Assembly Technology and Robotics (match) and pursuing a Ph.D. at Leibniz University Hannover. His research interests include the design and modeling of soft robotic systems and novel switchable strain-limiting structures. Cora Maria Sourkounis holds a master's degree in Mechatronics and Robotics and has been a research assistant at the Institute of Assembly Technology and Robotics at Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, since 2022. She is part of the coordination team for the Priority Program 2100, focusing on Soft Material Robotic Systems. Her Ph.D. research centers on designing soft, hybrid, and continuous robotic structures for manipulation tasks in extreme environments.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
安妮卡·拉茨教授（Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz）於布倫瑞克工業大學（TU Braunschweig）機械工程學院獲得博士學位，論文主題為「平行機器人中的偽彈性形狀記憶合金柔性鉸鏈」。自2013年以來，她一直擔任漢諾威大學（Leibniz University Hannover）組裝技術與機器人研究所的所長，持續從事柔性機構的研究，並探索人機協作、機器人輔助處理、控制系統和精密組裝等主題。她是德國研究基金會（DFG）優先計畫「柔性材料機器人系統」（SPP 2100）的發言人，並擔任《柔性機器人：從理論到應用》一書的共同編輯，彰顯了她在該領域的專業知識。
托比亞斯·克勞斯教授（Prof. Dr. Tobias Kraus）在慕尼黑工業大學（TU Munich）、麻省理工學院（MIT）和納沙泰爾大學（University of Neuchâtel）接受化學工程和材料科學的訓練。他在蘇黎世聯邦理工學院（ETH Zurich）和IBM蘇黎世研究實驗室獲得博士學位。他的研究興趣涵蓋物理化學、表面科學及其在材料理性設計中的應用。在他的研究中，托比亞斯縮減了膠體粒子和分子之間的相互作用，這導致可預測的分層組裝，最終形成結構化的界面和材料。自2014年以來，托比亞斯一直擔任INM - 莱布尼茨新材料研究所的「結構形成」計畫部門負責人，自2016年起擔任薩爾蘭大學的膠體和界面化學全職教授。
詹盧卡·里澤洛教授（Prof. Dr. Gianluca Rizzello）於1987年出生於意大利塔蘭托。他於2016年在意大利都靈、巴里和米蘭的多所理工大學聯合開設的博士學程中獲得信息與通信技術博士學位。博士學位取得後，他加入德國薩爾蘭大學，最初擔任博士後研究員及智能材料建模與控制小組負責人（2016-2019），隨後於2020年至2025年擔任助理教授。目前，他是薩爾蘭大學的全職教授，負責柔性機器人系統與控制實驗室的工作。他的研究興趣包括基於功能材料傳感器的柔性機器人和機電系統的建模、控制和自我感知。
簡·彼得斯（Jan Peters）於2017年獲得學士學位，2020年獲得碩士學位，均來自德國漢諾威大學（Leibniz University Hannover）。他於2019年至2020年在倫敦大學學院（University College London, UK）擔任研究員，並於2022年在哈佛大學（Harvard University, USA）擔任訪問研究員。目前，他是組裝技術與機器人研究所（match）的研究助理，並在漢諾威大學攻讀博士學位。他的研究興趣包括柔性機器人系統的設計與建模以及新型可切換的應變限制結構。
科拉·瑪麗亞·索爾庫尼斯（Cora Maria Sourkounis）擁有機電一體化與機器人學的碩士學位，自2022年以來一直在德國漢諾威大學的組裝技術與機器人研究所擔任研究助理。她是優先計畫2100的協調團隊成員，專注於柔性材料機器人系統。她的博士研究集中於設計柔性、混合和連續的機器人結構，以應對極端環境下的操作任務。
